teenager

noun

teen·​ag·​er ˈtēn-ˌā-jər 

plural teenagers

: someone who is between 13 and 19 years old

He began singing as a teenager.

Most teenagers firmly believe they have the most embarrassing parents in the world.

—Allison Pearson

It's been a tumultuous summer for America's hottest and fastest-growing social media app, one that's particularly popular with teenagers.

—Scott Nover

Examples of teenager in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is especially concerning, considering teenagers are at a time in life when their bodies are changing constantly and rapidly, Mann said. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

In an era when AI generates convincing falsehoods at scale and a third of teenagers report being deceived by fake content online, the ability to weigh evidence critically is not an academic exercise but a plain necessity. — Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

According to France’s health watchdog, one in two teenagers spends between two and five hours a day on a smartphone. — Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Songer became their go-to MC, belting out those same punchlines to sweaty clubs full of teenagers at 160 beats per minute. — Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for teenager

• ager
• gauger
• pager
• stager
• wager
• yager

Kids Definition

teenager

noun

teen·​ag·​er

ˈtē-ˌnā-jər

: a person in his or her teens